Hydroelectric power station on the Wolfzahnau
| Hydroelectric power station on the Wolfzahnau | ||
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| Coordinates | 48 ° 24 '4 " N , 10 ° 53' 20" E | |
| country | Germany
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| place | augsburg | |
| Waters | Canal system of Augsburg | |
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| owner | Private | |
| Start of operation | 1901 | |
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| Bottleneck performance | 1.8 megawatts | |
| Standard work capacity | 15 million kWh / year | |
| Turbines | 3 Kaplan turbines | |
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The hydropower station on Wolfzahnau is a monument in Wolfzahnau in Augsburg . It is part of Augsburg's historical water management system , dates back to 1901 and is the largest power station in Augsburg's canal system .
location
The hydropower plant is located at the northern end of the tapering landscape protection area in the north of the city, where the two rivers Wertach and Lech meet.
The network of the Augsburg Lech canals reunites after flowing through the city. Finally, the Stadtbach and the Proviantbach merge about 700 meters south of the power station . A sluice at this point enables part of the water to be diverted into the Wertach. Normally, practically all of the water is used for energy by the power plant before it flows back into the Lech shortly before the confluence of the Wertach and Lech rivers. Up to 35,000 liters of water flow per second in this wide and dead straight canal dug in 1900, the “united city and provision stream”.
history
The hydropower plant on the Wolfzahnau was the second after the Gersthofen power plant near Gersthofen a few kilometers downstream, which went into operation in 1901 and initiated the electrification of the region.
The architect of the hydropower plant on the Wolfzahnau was possibly Karl Albert Gollwitzer , but this is not certain. The transverse construction of the canal was completed in 1901 and the power plant was put into operation. The bare brick building (two-tone, yellow and red), which is now a listed building, has pilaster strips with arched windows. To the west of the one- and two-story turbine and administration building is a tower-like substation with side extensions, which is also designed as a bare brick building.
The power plant initially belonged to the cotton mill on Stadtbach , then to the Christian Dierig company and was operated for their own use. It should not be confused with the much older hydropower plant on the Stadtbach , which has supplied the spinning mill since it was commissioned.
In the meantime the power plant was shut down. It has been privately owned since 1996 and has been supplying power to Stadtwerke Augsburg since then . The facade of the building complex was renovated in 1997/1998.
technology
The power plant contains several turbines and a four-meter-high flywheel, which was exhibited at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1900 as a showpiece of German engineering. The functional flood machine set from 1913 is still there.
In 1969 the Francis turbines were replaced by three Kaplan turbines . Today the power plant has an output of 1,800 kW and thus generates around 15 million kWh of electricity per year.
A raft lane was converted into an empty shot in 1913.
literature
- Martin Kluger: Hydraulic engineering and hydropower, drinking water and fountain art in Augsburg . 1st edition. Context Verlag, Augsburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-939645-72-6 , p. 98 .
- Karl Ganser: Industrial culture in Augsburg, pioneers and factory castles . 2nd Edition. Context Verlag, Augsburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-939645-26-9 , pp. 204 .
- Franz Häusler: Hydropower in Augsburg . 1st edition. Context Verlag, Augsburg 2015, ISBN 978-3-939645-85-6 , p. 134
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Overview: streams and canals in Augsburg (PDF)
- ↑ Context-Verlag map
- ↑ UNESCO World Heritage? Monuments of historical water management , p. 16
